The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-03
BAD LUCK In A GOOD GAME
The Indianapolis Players Return Mark
ed by Defeat by the Pittsburgs.
Other League and Association Games-Specu-
lation as to a Manager for the Indian
apolis Club-Burnham's Fine Paid.

The luck of the indianapolis club does not
seem to have changed with their return home.
ms had been hoped by its supporters the Pittsburg
aggregation having defeated them yesterday in
the first game played on the home grounds since
their return from the East. The heavy rains of
the day and night previous made the grounds ex-
ceediugly wet and heavy, and all morning
threatening clouds and occasional sprinkes of
rain led the public to believe there would be no
game Bulletins were posted at some of the
newspaper and telegraph offices stating that the
condition! of the grounds would prevent play.
but about o'clock Captain Glasscock visited
the grounds and decided that game was pos
sible. and the word passed around as well
possible, and far-szed crowd occupied the
benches when Umpire Pearce called the game.
For the visitors Calvin and Miller, and for
the Hoosiers. Kirby and Myers formed the bat
teries. Kirby has improved very much since he
pitched his last game and did very creditable
work, all things considered. but he Is still lit
tie wild, and but for Myers's excellent back stop
work would have been credited with several
wild pitches. Still the Pittsburg battsmen sue
ceeded in making but eight clean hits off of his
delivery the others with which they cred
tied being of the phantom" order. In addition
TO this four struck out. The home
club had little trouble in batting Galvin's
speedy balls, as their thirteen clean hits
testify, but they were too scattering
to be productive of runs. Shomberg
had on his batting clothes. and hit the ball hard
every time he went to the plate, and Glasscock.
McGeachy and Myers did almost equally well.
Galvin's watching of men bases is always
feature of the games in which he plays. and both
Glasscock and Myers were caught mapping at
first, but for which the might have been
different McGeachy made remarkable run
ming catch that fairly brought down the grand
stand" and Denny did his usual fine work at
third.
The first inning opened auspiciously for the
home club. Seery went out a fly 70 Smith,
Glasscock sent the ball to left field fence for two
bases, and was advanced to third
Denny's fly to Brown. Whitney fail
ing to hold the ball when felded to
him, and Shomberg duplicated Glasscock's
effort. bri ngpg the latter home and scoring
McG eachy's single to right. Myers made two
base hit in the second. but Kirby and Seery let
him die there and no moro runs were scored I'M
til the eighth. when Shomberg, after Dennys
out. made another two-base hit to left center,
and crossed the plate on McGeachys single to
center In the ninth, after two men were out,
Seery IN ade two Dagger to left, took third
Glasscock's single, but Denny. although he tried
hard enough to hit the ball. went out easy
fly to McKinnon and the chances for runs were
over.
The visitors failed to score until the third inn
Ing when bases on balls to Brown and Coleman.
Dalrym ole's fly to Cahlll, and singles by Miller
and McKinnon yielded two earned runs aud tied
the score The trouble occurred in the fifth,
Dalrymple leading off with hit, going to second
Miliars single and to third on passed ball. He
was caught at the plate in trying to score on
McKinnon's in-field hit to Kirby. Miller went
TO third on this play, and both he and McKinnon
scored on kuehne's two-bagger over Cabills
head. Whitney brought the latter home with
a hit to left center. In the eighth after Whit
ney had struck out, Calvin lifted the ball over
left-field fence for ahome run, for which he was
very generously appauded Smith struck out
Brown sent a terrific drive to right center for
three bases, but Dalrymples out from Bassett
10 Shomberg retired the side. Following is
THE SCORE